A. All polygraph examiners shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter.

B. No person, other than a federal, state or local law-enforcement officer
acting in accordance with subsection B of § 54.1-1805, shall operate any
instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does
not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 54.1-1805 or
use any title or make any representation tending to indicate that he is qualified to
detect deception or verify truth of statements through the use of such instrument or
device.

A. Each examiner shall use an instrument which that records permanently and
simultaneously the subject's cardiovascular and respiratory patterns as minimum standards, but such an
instrument may record additional physiological changes pertinent to the determination of truthfulness.

B. The use of any instrument to detect deception or verify truth of statements
that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in this
section or the regulations of the Director is prohibited. The provisions of
this subsection shall not apply to the use of such instrument by a federal,
state or local law-enforcement officer in the course of hisemployment with his
law-enforcement agency where the officer is certified to operate such
instrument.